3407806 - How to Change the Length of Account Numbers for a Chart of Accounts

It is required to change the length of the account numbers for the Chart of Accounts (COA). For example, only 6 or 8 digits are needed instead of 10, and the leading 0's are unwanted.

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

G/L Account Number Length

A G/L account number may have a maximum of 10 digits. If you select a shorter account number, the system supplements the account numbers as follows:

• For numeric account numbers, the system inserts leading zeroes. For example, the account number 1234 becomes 0000001234.

• For alphanumeric account numbers, the system adds zeroes after the account number. For example, the account number 1131DB becomes 1131DB0000.

The value in the field 'Length of G/L Account Number' can be edited in SSCUI 102422, 'Edit Chart of Accounts List,' for this purpose. The maximum value for this field is 10. Reducing the length from 10 to 8 or 6, for example, will remove 2 leading 0's for 8 digits and 4 leading 0's for 6 digits in each account number within the given COA

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